Quebec only covers 1 hearing aid
This reads like a spoof about stingy government: Quebec only covers one hearing aid for many people with hearing loss. You can get two if you’re a student or are generating profit for somebody, but the retired and unemployed only get one.
Kevin 11:11 on 2025-05-17 Permalink
I’ve been told the prices in Quebec are also much higher than elsewhere. Last year a friend returned what he’d bought here, then travelled to Ontario to pick up a pair for about half the cost.
Kate 12:02 on 2025-05-17 Permalink
They’re more expensive because they have to operate in French, Kev.
MarcG 15:22 on 2025-05-17 Permalink
Trilingual hearing aids are even more expensive and use more batteries
Kevin 15:53 on 2025-05-17 Permalink
Kate
:p
dwgs 08:38 on 2025-05-19 Permalink
A good time to corner the market in Babel Fish. https://youtu.be/iuumnjJWFO4?t=127
Ian 08:57 on 2025-05-19 Permalink
It may be closer than we think.
The real-time link in this article is fascinating by itself but also means we are even closer to universal translation… not far off from directly interfacing language center input/ output.
https://www.404media.co/this-device-translates-thoughts-into-real-time-speech/